squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwä-drən 
1
: a unit of military organization: such as
a
: a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment
b
: a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels
c(1)
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group
(2)
: a military flight formation
2
: a large group of people or things
a squadron of limos
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Three of the Vinson’s helicopter squadrons are based in San Diego.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
It was assigned to a naval squadron in 1917, according to Jakab, but saw little combat before becoming a training aircraft.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
Recommendations The report calls for a sharp reduction in U.S. forces in South Korea, from nearly 29,000 to 10,000, consisting mainly of logistics and combat support personnel and two of the current four fighter squadrons.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The story picked up five years after the events of season 1, when Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her squadron of ex-Fireflies hunt down and kill Joel (Pedro Pascal) for gunning down her father, the doctor who tried to engineer a vaccine to the infected plague in the season 1 finale.
—EW.com, 2 July 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
It was assigned to a naval squadron in 1917, according to Jakab, but saw little combat before becoming a training aircraft.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
Recommendations The report calls for a sharp reduction in U.S. forces in South Korea, from nearly 29,000 to 10,000, consisting mainly of logistics and combat support personnel and two of the current four fighter squadrons.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The story picked up five years after the events of season 1, when Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her squadron of ex-Fireflies hunt down and kill Joel (Pedro Pascal) for gunning down her father, the doctor who tried to engineer a vaccine to the infected plague in the season 1 finale.
—EW.com, 2 July 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squadron. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwäd-rən
: any of several units of military organization
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